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Keepers Cottage, Dunsden Green, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QG

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Keepers Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Keepers Cottage is a semi-detached house in Dunsden, Reading, Reading (RG4 9QG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from May 2016
Low Energy Lighting
71%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, Dunsden Green, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at Keepers Cottage.

1 application on record at Keepers Cottage, Dunsden Green, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QG

1decisions1extensions6documents6nearby
  1. Jul 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey

    Erection of a two storey extension.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    P14/S1643/HH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Keepers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£550,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9QG: £1,225,000 (2023–2004).

On the street

Versus other Dunsden Green homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Keepers Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 45 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 178 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 10.5 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Keepers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£623k

1 Churchill Crescent, Sonning Common

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£625k

1 Chippendale Close, Tokers Green

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3 bed1 bath
£628k

1 Fox Heath Gardens, Cane End

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1 Black Boy Cottages, Dunsden Green, Dunsden

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

St Martin's Catholic Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 9QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 9QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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